Dee Rees film "Mudbound"starring Jason Mitchell a hit at Sundance. Sold to Netflix for 12.5 mil

[Dr. Narcisse]

Six years have passed since director Dee Rees’ taut Brooklyn coming-of-age drama “Pariah,” and she’s been long overdue for tackling more ambitious material. As if making up for lost time, Rees returns with a sweeping period epic that operates on a far grander level.

With “Mudbound,” a dynamic post-WWII tale of racial tension and squandered opportunities in the deep south, Rees juggles a complex ensemble and heavy material with the confidence of a veteran storyteller. While not every aspect of this massive tapestry justifies its place in the 132-minute running time, Rees nevertheless delivers a complex look at social boundaries and the fragile efforts to correct the prejudices that define them.

Based on Hillary Jordan’s 2008 novel (which draws from her own troubled family history), “Mudbound” explores its setting with an epic sweep. It’s a somber portrait of two families, one black and the other white, both struggling to get by as their opportunities dissolve into misguided ambition and deep-seated hate.

Sundance Report: Dee Rees’s Powerful, Stunning Jim Crow Drama ‘Mudbound’ Becomes a Festival Sensation

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

 

[Knights89]

12.5 is a pretty penny

 

[Easy-E]

Good to see Eazy-E doing his thang

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

hearing good things about this...

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

Should be on Netflix this Friday.

 

[Roman Brady]

Good to see Eazy-E doing his thang

Yeah but he did it in a sleazy selling crack to the....I mean practically taking a slave role where you know there will be a white saviour. What is it about this guy that has such a vice grip on ppl, he checked every stereotypical box in Detroit. He was like a black character out of the walking dead in Kong. Now he's doing this slave like role

Scust

 

[channelblond]

Netflix really changed the game. I wish their was a service like Netflix that focused on African/ European shows

 

[Dad]

also having a viewing at the Smithsonian AA museum of history
Event

 

[Roman Brady]

Netflix really changed the game. I wish their was a service like Netflix that focused on African/ European shows

You never heard of kwelitv

 

[channelblond]

You never heard of kwelitv

Never heard of it, but I will check it out. Thank you for the response

 

[Roman Brady]

Never heard of it, but I will check it out. Thank you for the response

No thing

 

[Majestic]

Good stuff. But alot of us tired of only seeing black people in race films. What about action etc?